DEAREST Lord, teach me to grow gracefully. Help me to see that my community does me no wrong when gradually it takes from me my duties; when it no longer seem to seek my views. Rid me of my pride in all the "wisdom" I have learned. Rid me of the illusion that I am indispensable. Help me in this...
THIS is about people who are close to us but who can betray us, much like what Judas Iscariot did to Christ. Imagine, Judas was already one of the apostles, so close to Christ that he must have directly experienced the goodness of Christ. And...
Most of us say it is difficult to become a saint. It is only for a chosen few. In Gaudete et Exsultate, Pope Francis writes, “The word happy or blessed thus becomes a synonym for holy. It expresses the fact that those faithful to God...
WE have to be familiar with these two terms that refer to two conditions or states that can characterize our life. One is good which we should try to assume, while the other is bad which, of course, we should avoid at all costs. To be...
WHAT a day it was! Still quite early in the morning, I already received several calls from friends and acquaintances asking for urgent clarifications about what they heard from the Pope. Apparently, from what they read in some news outlets, the Pope is now changing...
WE have to remind ourselves strongly about this fundamental truth about ourselves. That’s because we are practically forgetting it and are increasingly suffering the dire consequences. We have to live under God’s providence, understanding first of all what providence is. Many of us are ignorant of...
WE have to be clear about this very heartwarming truth of our faith. God is always willing to forgive us no matter how grave our sins are. He always offers forgiveness to us and it is all up to us to take that offer. We...
Every November 2 is the Commemoration of All Faithful Departed also known as All Souls' Day. It's an opportune time to offer prayers and remember the times we had spent with our loved ones who have gone before us. As for me and my children,...
September 14, 2020 Then third living message from the scriptures and today coming from the Gospel. Ang John chapter 3 famous kaayo ni sa second half sa reading karon kay ang famous memorize chapter 3 because ana man na “For God so loved the world...
With the theme, “Restoring Hope and Healing during this Time of Pandemic through God’s Transforming Unconditional Love”, today’s prison awareness Sunday calls us to continue extending our hands to persons deprived of liberty (PDL). As many of us experience hurts and pains during this pandemic,...